commissioned by the Copper Development Association from Virgil Exner’s designs in Esquire. Its design was drawn up by Virgil Exner and Virgil Exner, Jr. Exner attempt at what a Mercer roadster would look like if they had stayed in business. The only reason the Cobra name is tied in is because they needed a frame and bought CSX2451 and a 289 Ford engine from Shelby to have this one and only Mercer
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The Mercer Cobra, may be ugly enough to cause eyes to bleed, dogs to cower, and designers to faint... but did you know it was built on a Shelby Chassis? CSX 2451 and a 289 went into this uggo
The first Shelby AC Cobra, still owned by Carroll Shelby, and one of the very few still a one owner Cobra
For a gallery of this car from last years SEMA http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/carroll-shelby-prototype-cobra-1.htmlthe other I know of two others, as CSX 2305 was a one owner, but just sold last month http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/10/one-owner-1964-shelby-ac-cobra-289.htmlYou ought to know I've already posted about them, and taken photos several times of the Hank's CSX 2227 http:/
